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House passes bill to let Utahns keep centennial license plate after 1996
Summary
House Bill 16, sponsored by Representative Jeff Alexander, passed the House after debate; sponsors said it imposes no new fee and is projected to raise about $500,000 annually for the Centennial Commission.
Representative Jeff Alexander introduced House Bill 16 to allow motorists to retain the centennial license plate after the centennial ends in 1996 without adding a new fee. The sponsor emphasized the bill "does not add a new fee" and said the plate is projected to raise "a half million dollars a year" for the Centennial Commission.
Members asked procedural and colloquial questions about yielding and participation; the sponsor declined some queries but emphasized the bill’s simplicity. The House opened voting; the clerk announced that House Bill 16 received 70 affirmative and 0 negative votes and the bill was referred to the Senate for further consideration.
Next steps: The bill will be transmitted to the Senate for its consideration.
